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Human Resources |
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Recruitment advertising over Christmas 08 and New Year 09
Recruitment advertising trends indicate that advertisements placed around the Christmas/New Year period rarely attract the desired number of applications. We encourage you to consider carefully your staffing requirements and the timing and placement of your advertisements in the lead up to Christmas.
Please note the final day for recruitment advertising for 2008 will be as follows:
- Jobs@UNSW (HR Website) and SEEK - Friday 28 November 2008
- Sydney Morning Herald - Saturday 29 November 2008
- The Australian (Higher Ed section) - Wednesday 3 December 2008
In view of the UNSW closedown, recruitment advertising for 2009 will resume as follows:
- Friday 9 January 2009 (Jobs@UNSW website & SEEK only)
- Saturday 17 January 2009 (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Wednesday 21 January 2009 (The Australian - Higher Ed section)
Please contact your Faculty or Divisional HR Consultant for further information or advice, including any local submission deadlines.
Changes to Payroll On-costs effective 1 January 2009
A review of payroll on-costs has been undertaken by Finance resulting in changes to oncosts effective 1 January 2009.
The new rates can be found at the HR website.
Revised Special Studies Program (SSP) Policy and Procedural Guidelines
The Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee has recently approved changes to the SSP Policy and the creation of procedural guidelines. These changes are intended to facilitate approval of SSP applications which best support achievement of UNSW’s strategic research and scholarly goals. The Dean remains the delegated authority for approving SSP applications.
The new documents are available at the HR website.
For any questions concerning SSP please contact your supervisor or your HR Consultant.
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Procurement |
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Tendering Procedure
UNSW Procurement is in the last stages of trialling the new Tendering Procedure, and is seeking feedback from the UNSW community.
When embarking on a tender process, you should first contact UNSW Procurement, who will provide you with tendering advice, tools and step-by-step guidance in accordance with the new UNSW tendering methodology. The new ‘Online Tendering Portal’ will also provide a self-service option for tenders relating to one-off equipment purchases, or monopoly supplier situations.
If you have any comments or suggestions about the new tendering procedure, or if you require help conducting a tender, please contact Strategic Sourcing Manager Taryn Dean, 9385 1652 or email t.dean@unsw.edu.au.
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IT |
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UNSW partners with Hewlett Packard
UNSW is pleased to present its preferred PC Desktop and Notebook partner, Hewlett Packard (HP).
This IT Change Program initiative will ensure that the University will be at the forefront of technology by introducing high-end standard desktop
and notebook configurations at exceptional prices.
In addition, staff and students will be given access to the same discount for personal purchases.
Information on the New UNSW Standards, pricing and purchasing process is available at the IT website.
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Finance |
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NSE and Credit Card Enhancements
A number of enhancements have been made to NS Financial’s functionality or business process regarding Credit Card Reconciliation (Credit Card) and Employee Expense Reimbursement Claim (Expenses).
These include:
- An option for Claimant to use a new hardcopy form (ER1) to request the Expense Reimbursement Claim. If this is completed, signed, authorised and attached with the appropriate receipts, the Claimant does not have to sign the Expense Reimbursement Claim generated from the system again.
- Report format changes to the Credit Card Statement
- Report format changes to the Expense Reimbursement Claim
- Report format changes to the Remittance Advice generated from a Reimbursement Claim
- Default GST Transaction Code at the Distribution Line level
- Cancel comments are displayed on the Review Reimbursment page
- Expense Claim Approval Date is displayed on page
- Credit Card page layouts are updated automatically
These changes will come in effect from Thursday, 20 November 2008. Full details are provided in the NSE and Credit Card Enhancements pdf.
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Facilities Management |
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Design Studio
 PrintPostPlus (P3) will soon be distributing a brochure outlining the service provided by the new Design Studio. With eight graphic designers collectively offering 157 years of experience in graphic design, the Design Studio can organise the design, printing and delivery of your flyers, brochures, prospectus, annual reports and much more.
For a copy of the brochure, please click on the image to the right.
Partnership offers state-of-the-art print service for staff and students
PrintPostPlus (P3), our new one-stop-shop for print, mail and design services, has embarked on a new partnership with Fuji Xerox, resulting in a number of improvements to our mail and printing services for staff and students.
Enhancements include:
- Environmentally sustainable digital printing that doesn’t compromise quality
- Faster turnaround times on print requests
- Competitive rates on complex print jobs such as annual reports and magazines
Click on the electronic brochure on the right to find out more.
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